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Sesto Elemento
Carbon-fibre track-only few-off following the Reventón
Still being researched: identification guide, full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Photo: pelican-actor · CC BY 2.0
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- Not yet verified
- Years
- Not yet verified
- Engine
- V10 · 5,200 cc / 5.2 LFactory: 5.2 L
- Power
- 425 kW / 578 PSFactory: 570 hp · converted
- Top speed
- 352 km/hFactory: 219 mph · converted
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Not yet verified
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
The Sesto Elemento was a very limited special edition that showed Lamborghini's expertise in carbon-fibre technology, built around extreme light weight.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
Photos
Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.
Lamborghini Sesto Elemento (Wikipedia article: Lamborghini Sesto Elemento)
Photo: pelican-actor · CC BY 2.0
Lamborghini Sesto Elemento (Wikipedia article: Lamborghini Sesto Elemento)
Photo: pelican-actor · CC BY 2.0
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
No production figures recorded yet.
History
Lamborghini introduced the Sesto Elemento as a very limited special edition redefining the future of its super sports cars. Its construction uses carbon fibre throughout, and the car combines a V10 with permanent all-wheel drive at a curb weight of 999 kg.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard Sesto Elemento.
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | V101 |
| Cylinders | 101 |
| Displacement | 5,200 cc / 5.2 LFactory: 5.2 L2 Independently researched |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | 425 kW / 578 PSFactory: 570 hp · converted3 |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | 540 NmFactory: 398 lb-ft · converted4 Independently researchedREVdata also gives 540 Nm. Not converted. |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Gears | Not yet verified |
| Driven wheels | Permanent all-wheel drive1 |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Materials | Carbon fibre1 |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | 999 kgFactory: 999 kg1Stated as 999 kg (2,202 lb) curb weight; power-to-weight 1.75 kg/CV. |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | 352 km/hFactory: 219 mph · converted4 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | 2.5 s1 |
| 0–60 mph | 2.6 s5Manufacturer claim as quoted by CNNMoney. REVdata gives 2.4 s, not used. |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
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Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
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05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
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See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
Sesto Elemento Level A Automobili Lamborghini
- including the V10 power unit
- V10 power unit
- permanent all-wheel drive
- extremely lightweight construction thanks to advanced carbon fiber technology
- overall curb weight of just 999 kilograms (2,202 lb)
- 0 to 100 km/h in a record time of only 2.5 seconds
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2
Lamborghini Sesto Elemento confirmed for production Level C Top Gear (Wayback capture) · 2011-09-13
- the heart of the Gallardo: a 5.2-litre 562bhp V10
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3
Sesto Elemento overview Level A Automobili Lamborghini (Wayback capture) · 2013-01-01
- amazing output of 570 hp
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4
2011 Lamborghini Sesto Elemento Level C REVdata (archived)
- 398 lbft (540 Nm)
- 219 mph (352 kph)
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5
The $2.2 million Sesto Elemento supercar Level C CNNMoney (archived) · 2012-08-17
- zero to 60 miles an hour in just 2.6 seconds
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